A new Commonwealth Fund study examines how managed care plans have tackled serving new members in Affordable Care Act-authorized Medicaid expansion states.

According to the report, these managed care organizations have

…focused on identifying and helping high-risk populations and addressing the social determinants of health. MCOs are testing value-based payment strategies that link payment with performance and are increasingly focused on engaging patients in their care. Leaders report common challenges: setting appropriate payment rates; managing members whose needs differ from traditional Medicaid beneficiaries; ensuring access to specialty care; and effectively implementing payment reform and practice transformation.

Learn more about how managed care plans have served the Medicaid expansion population in the Commonwealth Fund report “Medicaid Payment and Delivery Reform:  Insights From Managed Care Plan Leaders in Medicaid Expansion States,” which can be found here.